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northern jefferson county in west virginia, and southern berkley county in west virginia. take you to the live radar here, show you where we're talking about on the storms. notice in the upper right-hand corner of your screen here we're zooming in to the panhandle of west virginia. this is the cell that we're watching very, very carefully right in here. right here just up to the north sides of charles town, west virginia, when i put this little circle on here where you can see the red touching the green, that's where red winds are going towards and away touching one another. as a result this is the area right in here, just to the north of charles town, west virginia, where there is a potential radar-indicated tornado on the ground at this point in time. this storm is traveling to the northeast at 40 miles per hour. so i'll put a storm track on it for you here so you can sort of see the towns that are in the line of fire, as you were. as we go up to the northeast, at about 40 miles per hour, we're going to be able to see that this storm is headed up into washington county,
northern jefferson county in west virginia, and southern berkley county in west virginia. take you to the live radar here, show you where we're talking about on the storms. notice in the upper right-hand corner of your screen here we're zooming in to the panhandle of west virginia. this is the cell that we're watching very, very carefully right in here. right here just up to the north sides of charles town, west virginia, when i put this little circle on here where you can see the red touching...
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virginia. our forecast for today, increasing clouds, showers and thunderstorms rolling in, but probably not until late this afternoon and evening. heaviest rains and shower chances coming after 8:00 p.m. this evening. for tomorrow, a lingering shower or two first thing this time tomorrow morning. sunshine breaking out by tomorrow afternoon it will feel cooler than average tomorrow, believe it or not, temperatures will stay in the mid to high 50s that will feel down right cold compared to the back-to-back 90s we've had. it's going to be a toasty one today, jerry. temperatures up into the mid 80s once again. >> chuck, we will be prepared. let's see how we're doing. early morning thursday morning commute getting under way. quiet northbound and southbound right now. as you make the trip on the capital beltway no hangups. let's see how we're doing along 270 southbound there was overnight road work headed out of gaithersburg, they are in the process of picking that up. northbound still working on the
virginia. our forecast for today, increasing clouds, showers and thunderstorms rolling in, but probably not until late this afternoon and evening. heaviest rains and shower chances coming after 8:00 p.m. this evening. for tomorrow, a lingering shower or two first thing this time tomorrow morning. sunshine breaking out by tomorrow afternoon it will feel cooler than average tomorrow, believe it or not, temperatures will stay in the mid to high 50s that will feel down right cold compared to the...
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across west virginia and into the ohio valley. that area of low pressure is going to be coming down our way later on today, and before that we may see a little sun this morning. but overall, a cloudy day, some showers by midday and then perhaps some afternoon thunderstorms, some of which may be severe. could produce some hail and damaging winds. that would be from about 3:00 orr 4:00 in the afternoon all the way through perhaps early evening this evening. highs reaching near 70 before then. things should settle down by late this evening and by dawn tomorrow maybe lingering light showers. after that we ought to get sunshine back by tomorrow afternoon with highs in the mid 60s. then the weather does settle down considerably midweek. we veal the shine back on wednesday. should be partly cloudy. morning lows near 40. afternoon highs into the mid 60s. then lots of sunshine for thursday with highs near 70. let's check traffic on this monday morning. jerry, how is it look sng. >> good morning to you. good morning everyone. looking good a
across west virginia and into the ohio valley. that area of low pressure is going to be coming down our way later on today, and before that we may see a little sun this morning. but overall, a cloudy day, some showers by midday and then perhaps some afternoon thunderstorms, some of which may be severe. could produce some hail and damaging winds. that would be from about 3:00 orr 4:00 in the afternoon all the way through perhaps early evening this evening. highs reaching near 70 before then....
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the tropicana resort hotel and super8 in virginia beach. the number one dirtiest hotel is the heritage marina hotel in san francisco, california. >>> when was the last time you visited the national aquarium? you probably don't know it is there. it has been in the basement of the commerce department since 1932. recently it had an extreme makeover. it is ready to inspire you about the wonders of american marine life and what you can do to save it. we take a look. >> reporter: the old plastic fish and steal exhibits have been replaced by live animals. you'll find sharks, caribbean wonders and my personal favorite, this little guy putting on a show for the thousands of visitors who are starting to rediscover this gem just a block off the national mall. >> we were ratty off the edges. >> reporter: the national aquarium in d.c. has updated 55 of 65 exhibits. it focuses on america's aquatic treasures. it is important to understand the marine creatures because their habitats are being destroyed by us. like this exotic lion fish, an invasive species
the tropicana resort hotel and super8 in virginia beach. the number one dirtiest hotel is the heritage marina hotel in san francisco, california. >>> when was the last time you visited the national aquarium? you probably don't know it is there. it has been in the basement of the commerce department since 1932. recently it had an extreme makeover. it is ready to inspire you about the wonders of american marine life and what you can do to save it. we take a look. >> reporter: the...
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moving into virginia. and maryland at this hour. now, the radar is picking up one area of moderate to very heavy rain now. just to the west and north of hagerstown. these are some thunderstorms that are producing lightning and strong gusty winds. may be gust 40 to 50 miles per hour. heading off up into pennsylvania. this one is probably going to miss hagerstown. there is another smaller thundershower here. just to the northeast of winchester. and that's going to be moving on into jefferson county, west virginia. that's crossing into maryland, perhaps scooting through southern washington county. then heading out over into maybe frederick county. wider view of the radar showing another thundershower. far to our south now. this is right now in madison county. that will be moving into rappahannock county and far northern culpeper county. that may move into fauquier county in about another hour or so as well. but no severe storms. don't have any reports of severe weather with these. they are continuing to move towards us. it is all part
moving into virginia. and maryland at this hour. now, the radar is picking up one area of moderate to very heavy rain now. just to the west and north of hagerstown. these are some thunderstorms that are producing lightning and strong gusty winds. may be gust 40 to 50 miles per hour. heading off up into pennsylvania. this one is probably going to miss hagerstown. there is another smaller thundershower here. just to the northeast of winchester. and that's going to be moving on into jefferson...
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proclamation declaring april confederate history month in virginia. bob mcdonnell issued that proclamation, he said to promote tourism in the state in advance of the 150th anniversary of the start of the civil war. virginia was the capital of the confederacy then and a major civil war battleground. but the declaration left out anti-slavery. it agrees it is important to for all virginians to understand the institution of slavery led to this war and was an evil and inhumane practice. >>> d.c. public school teachers could get a dramatic pay raise and tougher work standards if a new union contract is approved. the tentative contract comes after more than two years of sometimes bitter negotiations. it would raise the average teacher's salary by 20% over five years to $81,000. teachers could also earn bonuses for high student achievement. school chancellor michelle reid would retain the power to dismiss teachers based on their performance. members of the teachers' union and d.c. council will have to approve before it can go into effect. >>> coming up, a liv
proclamation declaring april confederate history month in virginia. bob mcdonnell issued that proclamation, he said to promote tourism in the state in advance of the 150th anniversary of the start of the civil war. virginia was the capital of the confederacy then and a major civil war battleground. but the declaration left out anti-slavery. it agrees it is important to for all virginians to understand the institution of slavery led to this war and was an evil and inhumane practice. >>>...
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but were routinely refused in virginia. victims advocates fought for this change and said the meetings can be restored for both the victims and the attacker. >>> audit released today found that maryland agencies lack the resources to fight pollution in the chesapeake bay. maryland attorney general says more staffing and funds are needed to prosecuted those that dump waste in the bay. he says the current fines and penalties do not seem to be enough to stop those who pollute. the audit was based on visits to the st. mary's and lower susquehanna rivers. >>> news 4 your health, could talking too much on your cell phone cause you to develop cancer in 15 years? today the largest study ever to look at links between cell phones and help was launched in europe. doreen gentzler joins with us more on this. >> this is a question a lot of us wonder about and this study is different because it is going to focus on long-term effects of cell phone use as well as cell phone behavior like where you carry your phone or even how often you use
but were routinely refused in virginia. victims advocates fought for this change and said the meetings can be restored for both the victims and the attacker. >>> audit released today found that maryland agencies lack the resources to fight pollution in the chesapeake bay. maryland attorney general says more staffing and funds are needed to prosecuted those that dump waste in the bay. he says the current fines and penalties do not seem to be enough to stop those who pollute. the audit...
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haymarket, virginia 59. springfield, virginia 60 degrees. rockville, maryland, 58 degrees on this beautiful monday morning. what a nice day it will be today. policemen of sunshine. high temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s today. going to be one of the nicer days this week. clouds come back overnight tonight and light rain showers move back in for tuesday afternoon and tuesday night. more pleasant weather comes our way in the wednesday, thursday time frame. >> pretty quiet morning so far checking out interstate 66 on the approach to the roosevelt bridge. gw parkway under the potomac bridges, route 50, everything is doing okay under a very light volume of traffic. let's head over and see how we're doing elsewhere. the trip along 270 didn't see a whole lot of overnight road work. light volume from frederick down to the split. >>> it is a big day in washington. more than 40 world leaders are in town to participate in president obama's nuclear security summit. because of that security is very tight. roads are closed, metro is affected and i
haymarket, virginia 59. springfield, virginia 60 degrees. rockville, maryland, 58 degrees on this beautiful monday morning. what a nice day it will be today. policemen of sunshine. high temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s today. going to be one of the nicer days this week. clouds come back overnight tonight and light rain showers move back in for tuesday afternoon and tuesday night. more pleasant weather comes our way in the wednesday, thursday time frame. >> pretty quiet morning so...
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god bless west virginia. and god bless the united states of america. >> reporter: and, lester, it was clearly a day of mourning and remembrance here in west virginia, but there are ongoing investigations into what caused that explosion at the upper big branch mine. and today we learned that there is still so much deadly methane gas filled in that mine that investigators won't be able to get into it for at least another month to find out exactly what happened. lester? >> mike viqueira in beckley for us tonight, thank you. >>> president obama was taking some time off in north carolina this weekend, and before he left for west virginia, he paid a visit to evangelist billy graham at his home in north carolina. now 91, graham has met ever president since truman. today, president obama became the first to visit graham at his home. from west virginia, the president heads back to washington where he's got a fight on his hands this week ov over financial reform. john harwood joins us tonight from the white house. repu
god bless west virginia. and god bless the united states of america. >> reporter: and, lester, it was clearly a day of mourning and remembrance here in west virginia, but there are ongoing investigations into what caused that explosion at the upper big branch mine. and today we learned that there is still so much deadly methane gas filled in that mine that investigators won't be able to get into it for at least another month to find out exactly what happened. lester? >> mike...
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and we have breaking news on i-95 in northern virginia. look at this live video, jerry edwards will fill you in on this mess. your >>> and a good tuesday morning, i'm news4 meteorologist chuck bell. we're off to a cloudy start. we're 53 downtown. 49 in leesburg this morning, 49 in quantico, virginia, 53 in annapolis, maryland. temperatures will climb into the high 50s and low 60s today. plenty of clouds around this afternoon. showers are likely this afternoon. but the clouds take leave of us tomorrow. with highs back up into the 60s. the four-day forecast shows a little more sunshine coming our way for thursday, another chance of rain on friday. jerry? . >>> chuck, breaksing news, northern virginia, i-95 northbound, all travel lanes and the main lanes closed off, the prince william parkway. a serious crash involving multiple vehicles and possibly a dump truck, we see a truck on the side of the roadway, not confirmed that the truck is involved. nevertheless, there appear to be injuries, so right now, nobody is getting by, just the service r
and we have breaking news on i-95 in northern virginia. look at this live video, jerry edwards will fill you in on this mess. your >>> and a good tuesday morning, i'm news4 meteorologist chuck bell. we're off to a cloudy start. we're 53 downtown. 49 in leesburg this morning, 49 in quantico, virginia, 53 in annapolis, maryland. temperatures will climb into the high 50s and low 60s today. plenty of clouds around this afternoon. showers are likely this afternoon. but the clouds take leave...
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his father flew from virginia yesterday. his mother is on her way from japan. >>> good news for travelers today that volcanic ash cloud may clear up in europe. bad news the cloud could be headed our way. officials in great britain say it could reach north america sometime today. britain says its airspace will remain closed until at least tomorrow. some europeans are still here in washington even though they were supposed to go back home days ago. they're among the millions of travelers stranded because of that ash cloud. news4's kimberly suiters is live at dulles airport with more on their stories. good morning, kimberly. >> reporter: good morning, joe. those europeans and americans trying to leave from dulles international airport. some are told they won't be able to get out until friday. even though air travel could resume to 50% of normal today it still remains to be seen how difficult travel will be. some flight have not resumed in major airports and destinations. a partial reopening is good news to passengers grounded a
his father flew from virginia yesterday. his mother is on her way from japan. >>> good news for travelers today that volcanic ash cloud may clear up in europe. bad news the cloud could be headed our way. officials in great britain say it could reach north america sometime today. britain says its airspace will remain closed until at least tomorrow. some europeans are still here in washington even though they were supposed to go back home days ago. they're among the millions of travelers...
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and martinburg, west virginia, 49 degrees this morning. and the radar, there is a ribbon of rain showers this week, but the industrial strength is arriving late this afternoon and evening and much through the day tomorrow. and there is a forecast today, a mix of sunshine and clouds early. temperatures in the low 60s, and a high temperature, a 70% chance of rain today and a 60% chance of more rain tomorrow and then again on monday and lingering on tuesday. we needed to catch up where half of the average rainfall is what we have, so we will get caught up. >> thank you, chuck. >> you are welcome. >>> new today, a man is in in the hospital after being stabbed. it happened in wheaton. the man was conscious and breathing when taken to the hospital. he is currently in stable condition. police are still looking for his attacker. they think he might have gotten away in a blue vehicle. >>> court papers show a suspect in the d.c. mass shooting is cooperating with authorities. court papers outline the time line behind the killings. it begins when jord
and martinburg, west virginia, 49 degrees this morning. and the radar, there is a ribbon of rain showers this week, but the industrial strength is arriving late this afternoon and evening and much through the day tomorrow. and there is a forecast today, a mix of sunshine and clouds early. temperatures in the low 60s, and a high temperature, a 70% chance of rain today and a 60% chance of more rain tomorrow and then again on monday and lingering on tuesday. we needed to catch up where half of the...
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. >>> virginia is for business. defense contractor northrop grumman will announce today it's coming to virginia. >>> it's opening day for an $8 million park near national stadium. the park is named for a 19-year-old murder victim who during his life worked to clean up the neighborhood. >>> news 4 midday begins right now. >>> good morning and welcome everyone to news 4 midday. it's tuesday, april 27th, 2010. health care reform may now be law, but some people with disabilities say lawmakers overlooked them when they passed the historic legislation. now they're in washington and taking their message to house speaker nancy pelosi. tracee wilkins is live in northwest washington. >> reporter: protesters were right outside of the hilton just a little while ago. they have moved on down connecticut avenue. things are back to normal here. today they were here sending a national message. that being disabled shouldn't equal being institutionalized. their early morning arrival caused some traffic backups downtown as more than 30
. >>> virginia is for business. defense contractor northrop grumman will announce today it's coming to virginia. >>> it's opening day for an $8 million park near national stadium. the park is named for a 19-year-old murder victim who during his life worked to clean up the neighborhood. >>> news 4 midday begins right now. >>> good morning and welcome everyone to news 4 midday. it's tuesday, april 27th, 2010. health care reform may now be law, but some people...
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haymarket, virginia, at 66 and springfield, virginia, 64 degrees. around the rest of the region, generally peeking in the mid 60s now. it's going to be a lovely day for outsideÑi activities. pretty much anything you would like to do. it would be a good day for it. if you're going to spend a lot of time outside, don't forget your sun bloc. a little bit of filtered sun effect with mid level clouds drifting by. but those are not rainmakers. our next chance for rain shows up tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening. today plenty of sunshine. a little bit cooler than yesterday. highs in the 50s tomorrow with extra clouds and a chance of light rain around in the afternoon. sunshine should be coming back wednesday afternoon and thursday looks like a winner to me. back up into the 70s. >> oh, wow. sounds great.xd okay. thank you. a good day to get out in this day too, right? >> i think we're going to be stuck at work for a while though. >> i think so. we'll see you in a few minutes. >>> maryland state lawmakers are trying to hammer out legislation on this f
haymarket, virginia, at 66 and springfield, virginia, 64 degrees. around the rest of the region, generally peeking in the mid 60s now. it's going to be a lovely day for outsideÑi activities. pretty much anything you would like to do. it would be a good day for it. if you're going to spend a lot of time outside, don't forget your sun bloc. a little bit of filtered sun effect with mid level clouds drifting by. but those are not rainmakers. our next chance for rain shows up tomorrow afternoon and...
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duke against west virginia last night for the chance to advance. the blue devils downed the mountaineers, 78-57 thanks in pa to john shier. he scored 23 points. duke will go for its fourth national championship in school history. duke will meet underdobutler on monday night. the hometown bulldogs beat michigan state 52-50. sophomore gordon heyward led the way scoring 19 points. butler wins its 25th straight game and will appear in the ncaa title game for the first time in school history. >>> on the ice, capitals in columbus. alexander semin scored his 38th goal of the season, the caps win it 3-2 setting a franchise record with their 51st victory. in baseball, the nationals wrapped up spring training against the red sox yesterday. kevin youkilis hit a two-run homer in the first inning and the sox never looked back. the nats fall 6-1. opening day is monday against the phillies. that's your sports minute. him hakem dermish. have a happy easter. >> thank you. >>> well, with you now know wizards guard gilbert arenas will serve his time at a halfway hous
duke against west virginia last night for the chance to advance. the blue devils downed the mountaineers, 78-57 thanks in pa to john shier. he scored 23 points. duke will go for its fourth national championship in school history. duke will meet underdobutler on monday night. the hometown bulldogs beat michigan state 52-50. sophomore gordon heyward led the way scoring 19 points. butler wins its 25th straight game and will appear in the ncaa title game for the first time in school history....
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. >>> hundreds of people rallied in washington and northern virginia to remind the government about their constitutional right to bear arms. one group rallied in alexandra. many of the speakers carried loaded guns. that is because of a new law that allows weapons in national parks. at the washington monument those in attendance were unarmed. they said their concern is not about race or political background, but rather protecting the constitution. leaders say they chose today because it is the anniversary of battles in 1775 that were instrumental in starting the revolutionary war. >>> maryland governor martin o'malley called the beating of a university of maryland student by police officers "a very serious issue." he talked about the videotape beating on wtop radio today. o'malley says it is the responsibility of any police force to keep an eye on the public and its officers. >> lots of people have seen the video. very few of us were there on the scene but i'm sure this matter will receive the attention it deserves from the chief of police of prince george's county. >> four officers have b
. >>> hundreds of people rallied in washington and northern virginia to remind the government about their constitutional right to bear arms. one group rallied in alexandra. many of the speakers carried loaded guns. that is because of a new law that allows weapons in national parks. at the washington monument those in attendance were unarmed. they said their concern is not about race or political background, but rather protecting the constitution. leaders say they chose today because it...
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central virginia, now into the mid 60s. it is only near 40 now out of the mountains of western maryland and west virginia. out there, too, they can have scattered frost tomorrow morning. overnight tonight, partly cloudy. near 50 by late evening. then by dawn tomorrow, upper 30s, metro area. and then by 9:00 should be back into the upper 40s saturday. here is tomorrow's forecast bright and sunny. light to bit of a blustery north west wind. tomorrow diminish during the afternoon as we reach the mid 60s. sunday, partly cloudy, 70. cooler monday and tuesday with the northeast breeze. highs in the 60s. morning lows in the 40s. and for the midm and end of the week, it looks like it will stay dry. bit milder. we should make it into the upper 60s to near 70 by thursday. and friday. that's the way it looks now. >> thank you, tom. >>> she was one much most important american artists of the last century. >> wendy rieger joins news our newsroom with a preview of when she is working on for "news4 at 5:00." hey, wendy. >> hi. i got to go
central virginia, now into the mid 60s. it is only near 40 now out of the mountains of western maryland and west virginia. out there, too, they can have scattered frost tomorrow morning. overnight tonight, partly cloudy. near 50 by late evening. then by dawn tomorrow, upper 30s, metro area. and then by 9:00 should be back into the upper 40s saturday. here is tomorrow's forecast bright and sunny. light to bit of a blustery north west wind. tomorrow diminish during the afternoon as we reach the...
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richmond, virginia. height grew up to become a founding matriarch of the american civil rights movement. her crusade for racial justice and gender equality spanned more than six decades. dorothy height was 98 years old when she died overnight tha s kt perse. >> she was spiritually mature enough not to hold grudges. and not to hold anger. but to keep on pushing until men got the idea. they did. >> reporter: howard university hospital says dr. height passed away at 3:41 this morning from natural causes. but at age 98 those close to dr. height say she lived a full life never letting obstacles stand in her way. >> she spoke for women and if people remember she was part of what they called part of the big six. five men and dr. height. her presence said to us that we could be wherever we wanted to be. >> reporter: it was our mission to bring women to the forefront of american society. for 40 years she served as the president of the national council of negro women. she was a key figure in desegregating schools
richmond, virginia. height grew up to become a founding matriarch of the american civil rights movement. her crusade for racial justice and gender equality spanned more than six decades. dorothy height was 98 years old when she died overnight tha s kt perse. >> she was spiritually mature enough not to hold grudges. and not to hold anger. but to keep on pushing until men got the idea. they did. >> reporter: howard university hospital says dr. height passed away at 3:41 this morning...
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mid 50s throughout much of virginia and southeastern virginia. mid 50s. a clear sky will be with us throughout the rest of the day with high pressure over the region. so a sunny mild afternoon, not as breezy as it was over the weekend. still a bit of a blustery wind out of the northwest as highs climb into the mid 60s. we'll look at the weekend coming up in a few minutes. barbara. >> thank you. >>> and now steve hirschhorn has an update on our midday traffic. steve? >> we're going to start with the map. you can see three cones. two cork zones on the inner loop of the beltway on either side of the wilson bridge and inner loop at van doren street. in the other direction on the outer loop, also have roadwork there. let's switch you over to montgomery county. there's a work zone here. this is river road near bradley boulevard where you're alternating traffic one lane at a time. springfield not too bad. southbound 95 building back into that work zone. back to you. >> thank you, steve. >>> toyota agreed to pay a record $16.4 million for failing to properly noti
mid 50s throughout much of virginia and southeastern virginia. mid 50s. a clear sky will be with us throughout the rest of the day with high pressure over the region. so a sunny mild afternoon, not as breezy as it was over the weekend. still a bit of a blustery wind out of the northwest as highs climb into the mid 60s. we'll look at the weekend coming up in a few minutes. barbara. >> thank you. >>> and now steve hirschhorn has an update on our midday traffic. steve? >>...
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northern virginia, alexanderdryia, arlington, virginia, it might be a different song and that what you hear in richmond and say the lower banks. i think it depends on what part of virginia. racism is still racism in virginia and throughout the united states. >> i think the fact that can virginia went to barack obama, the first democrat to the win virginia since 1964 is a strong indication we may be putting to rest the long civil war that didn't really end in 1865. to the extent that history is an ongoing argument and should be. >> it's about history. >> history is an argument. you cannot approach any historical work without some kind of argument. to that extent these kinds of controversies do shed light on a broader picture. but there are a lot of people who get the feeling that a mask slipped when a routine proclamation like that, bread and butter for the republicans for a long time sort of skipped past the whole slavery deal. >> you know, what disappoints too, it's one more piece of the quilt of his social agenda that people who were opposed to governor mcdonnell during the election
northern virginia, alexanderdryia, arlington, virginia, it might be a different song and that what you hear in richmond and say the lower banks. i think it depends on what part of virginia. racism is still racism in virginia and throughout the united states. >> i think the fact that can virginia went to barack obama, the first democrat to the win virginia since 1964 is a strong indication we may be putting to rest the long civil war that didn't really end in 1865. to the extent that...
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near 60, southern maryland through central virginia. latest wind gusts have been around 30 to 35 miles an hour. out of the northwest. now with the calm wind tonight under a clear sky, temperatures should plummet in the shenandoah valley to near or maybe below freezing. all those counties in blue. under a frost advisory that includes rockingham, shenandoah, page, augusta counties by dawn tomorrow. scattered frost around the pollen count still very high. it has been reduced by the rain last night. it is still mostly oak tree pollen. temperatures on the eastern shore, mid 50s now. richmond, 65. look how chilly it is in the mountains of western maryland, west virginia, low 40s. they have considerable cloudiness there. we will have these clouds dissipating overnight. temperature in buffalo, new york, only 35 there now. upstate michigan, upper 30s. big warmup under way through the central plains. that will be arriving here on sunday. here is the wide view. showing that front that came through last night with the storms. that's now raining in
near 60, southern maryland through central virginia. latest wind gusts have been around 30 to 35 miles an hour. out of the northwest. now with the calm wind tonight under a clear sky, temperatures should plummet in the shenandoah valley to near or maybe below freezing. all those counties in blue. under a frost advisory that includes rockingham, shenandoah, page, augusta counties by dawn tomorrow. scattered frost around the pollen count still very high. it has been reduced by the rain last...
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the clouds moving through central areas of virginia. and continuing to push south with the drier air coming in. on thursday, we will see a few more clouds rotateding in. thursday will be a mostly sunny to partly sunny type of day. 50s tomorrow. certainly will take that. it will be nays with the -- north and northeasterly wind. showers up until about 8:00 or 9:00 p.m. drop from the 50s to the upper 40s. northeaster lynn wind, again, through tomorrow morning, and through the afternoon tomorrow. chilly start. you will need maybe not only a jacket but a coat to get things started tomorrow. and then turning sunny, 58 to 64. so you may not be wanting to grab the vitamin d tomorrow. mid 07s, still sunshine, hangs around for thursday. friday, too. we could have isolated showers for the afternoon on friday. and sat dawe, the high of 66. that's what we get behind the system on friday. little bit after cooldown. nothing major. and right now partly sunny skies. highs on sunday in the low to mid 60s. jim, pat, back to you. >> all right. back to norm
the clouds moving through central areas of virginia. and continuing to push south with the drier air coming in. on thursday, we will see a few more clouds rotateding in. thursday will be a mostly sunny to partly sunny type of day. 50s tomorrow. certainly will take that. it will be nays with the -- north and northeasterly wind. showers up until about 8:00 or 9:00 p.m. drop from the 50s to the upper 40s. northeaster lynn wind, again, through tomorrow morning, and through the afternoon tomorrow....
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back to you. >>> a heads up for people driving in virginia. vdot is working on some ambitious road projects. add 20 minutes to your commute. on the agenda a lane widening on i-95 between springfield and occoquan. extension of the fairfax parkway. hot lanes on 495 and rail lines at dulles. v got vdot is asking for people agencies cooperation. >> we want to encourage telecommuting and encourage different work times. >> drivers could begin noticing an easier commute by the end the year. >>> if you haven't seen the cherry blossoms yet this could be the perfect weekend to do it. taking a live look now at the tidal basin the trees are in full bloom and gorgeous weather out there. you can bet a lot of people will be enjoying the sights because of the great weather. megan mcgrath joins us from the tidal basin with more. now is really the best time to see them. i bet youave no crowds and beautiful sunrise. >> reporter: now is a great time to see them. a lot of people plan their trip to come early in the morning because they miss the crowds and you get
back to you. >>> a heads up for people driving in virginia. vdot is working on some ambitious road projects. add 20 minutes to your commute. on the agenda a lane widening on i-95 between springfield and occoquan. extension of the fairfax parkway. hot lanes on 495 and rail lines at dulles. v got vdot is asking for people agencies cooperation. >> we want to encourage telecommuting and encourage different work times. >> drivers could begin noticing an easier commute by the end...
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right through northern west virginia. that's associated with the weather front. it is a weak front but again moving away from our area. we will clear out later tonight and we will clear out and more sunshine tomorrow. one more dry day before we go into this pattern of wet weather across the area. there you can see some showers up around hagerstown. we had a few around fredericksburg. those are now gone. they made their way east and out of here. the big system that i talked about, look at this. producing snow showers, now some thunderstorms where some of that moisture is finally running north out of the gulf of mexico with drier air to the north and it will be producing more severe weather across the plains. let me take you to colorado right now. this is near the denver area. bennett, colorado, where you may think colorado got more snow. in fact, several inches of marble-sized hail around the area yesterday afternoon and these storms did cause flooding across state and you know what, more severe weather is expected there tomorrow. again, this is a big system. larg
right through northern west virginia. that's associated with the weather front. it is a weak front but again moving away from our area. we will clear out later tonight and we will clear out and more sunshine tomorrow. one more dry day before we go into this pattern of wet weather across the area. there you can see some showers up around hagerstown. we had a few around fredericksburg. those are now gone. they made their way east and out of here. the big system that i talked about, look at this....
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and western west virginia. moving in our direction and we have rain showers in the forecast. not for the day, but this evening and the overnight hours. showers with some stronger thunderstorms are a possibility. afternoon high is 85 and tomorrow's high is 59. the weekend looks great. >> that's your latest weather. >>> up next, how to look good splashing through the rain. but first, these messages. >>> this morning on "today's style," soggy chic. rainy day shouldn't drench your style. we've come up with the most fashionable gear for april showers. we've gone beyond galoshes here. >> we've gone way beyond the galoshes. it is always your feet that get soaking wet. when i trudge in to the daily candy, i'm like, oh, soaking feet! we found this stuff to make you feel good about the rain. when al says it is going to rain, get excited! these boots are a great brazilian shoe company, melissa. these are designed by the famous vivian westwood. $130. you can find them at sachs. these you want to wear all day. they're very
and western west virginia. moving in our direction and we have rain showers in the forecast. not for the day, but this evening and the overnight hours. showers with some stronger thunderstorms are a possibility. afternoon high is 85 and tomorrow's high is 59. the weekend looks great. >> that's your latest weather. >>> up next, how to look good splashing through the rain. but first, these messages. >>> this morning on "today's style," soggy chic. rainy day...
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we are picking up a few sprinkles in the panhandle of west virginia drying. there are actually a few snow flurries in allegany counties in western maryland and southwestern pennsylvania. down to the mid 40s in the northern shenandoah valley. loudoun county to leesburg in mid 40s. montgomery county to the upper 40s as has now fairfax and arlington. in the upper 40s in prince george's county. southern maryland is now upper 40s to near 50 degrees. we have also some winds that are still blustery. it even feels chillier than the 40s with the winds gusting to around 20 to 25 miles per hour. winds will go calm by later on tonight. these counties in blue, including augusta, rockingham, shenandoah and page are under a frost advisory. we had the warm conditions earlier this week. that led to an early start to the growing season. as a result of clear skies and light winds tonight, that could allow temperatures to drop to the low to mid 30s and upper 20s. in the mountains there could be temperatures in the upper 20s. pollen count remains high. it did improve with last ni
we are picking up a few sprinkles in the panhandle of west virginia drying. there are actually a few snow flurries in allegany counties in western maryland and southwestern pennsylvania. down to the mid 40s in the northern shenandoah valley. loudoun county to leesburg in mid 40s. montgomery county to the upper 40s as has now fairfax and arlington. in the upper 40s in prince george's county. southern maryland is now upper 40s to near 50 degrees. we have also some winds that are still blustery....
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issue two, we'll head over to northern virginia. had the accident 95 northbound, the left side of your screen between lorton and newington. authorities putting the wraps on that that has northbound traffic backed up. right side of your screen is southbound traffic crawling from the beltway most of the way to woodbridge due in part to rubber necking in the earlier accident. capital beltway had an accident on the outer loop of the beltway near connecticut avenue. the inner loop that's a typical pattern for the afternoon rush hour which is well under way. barbara, back to you. >> all right, jerry. are you leaving us now. >> i'm going to stay around. >> meanwhile, drivers in virginia, it's going to be a long year. vdot is working on ambitious projects designed to give you a smoother commute. in the meantime, your trip to work will take you a little bit longer. >> between springfield and au ca kwan, extension of the fairfax county parkway and the rail line to dulles, a set of ambitious projects. >> all of these projects are on schedule,
issue two, we'll head over to northern virginia. had the accident 95 northbound, the left side of your screen between lorton and newington. authorities putting the wraps on that that has northbound traffic backed up. right side of your screen is southbound traffic crawling from the beltway most of the way to woodbridge due in part to rubber necking in the earlier accident. capital beltway had an accident on the outer loop of the beltway near connecticut avenue. the inner loop that's a typical...
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mary's city. 62 in quantico and stafford. 63 in culpeper, virginia. radar shows hardly a drop to be found anywhere around the area at this point in time. many more dry hours still to come. here's a look at the broader view. you can get a sense no rain down across parts of central and southwestern virginia right now. so all of that dry air is relatively rain free is coming in our direction. now that we have the sun bob the clouds and the little daytime heating is starting to mix in, that will destabilize things. we will end up with showers and could i couple of thunderstorms later this afternoon. raleigh, north carolina, 66, atlanta, georgia, already nearly 70. cincinnati, ohio, 62 at this point in time. look at this tightly wound ball of low pressure out here across the state of illinois. out ahead of it, a lot of spin. little pieces of energy coming around that system. as a result with the warm front going through, we'll end up in the warmer more unstable air for late this morning early this afternoon. could set the stage for an isolated severe thund
mary's city. 62 in quantico and stafford. 63 in culpeper, virginia. radar shows hardly a drop to be found anywhere around the area at this point in time. many more dry hours still to come. here's a look at the broader view. you can get a sense no rain down across parts of central and southwestern virginia right now. so all of that dry air is relatively rain free is coming in our direction. now that we have the sun bob the clouds and the little daytime heating is starting to mix in, that will...
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down through virginia, we've only had a few high clouds come through the area today. so mostly clear conditions here. we'll have more sunshine coming your way tomorrow, but not by midweek. we've got a storm system for midweek. at 43 degrees starting out, you're likely to start your morning tomorrow at about 44. and about 39. up about one or two degrees. the morning temperature in montgomery county, around gaithersburg, your high today was 66 and 64 degrees now. not necessarily here across the nation. 81 degrees currently and 85 in phoenix. relatively cool conditions. high heat is going to move in. showers coming our way about midweek. through areas of florida, cape canaveral seeing the showers and storms, delaying the landing of space shuttle discovery. and see the system there coming through arkansas, areas of mississippi. that's the low pressure system that will be scooting this way, giving us some showers by midweek. i think about noontime. there's some high clouds across the area coming our way through tomorrowxd morning and througho the day. that's tuesday late,
down through virginia, we've only had a few high clouds come through the area today. so mostly clear conditions here. we'll have more sunshine coming your way tomorrow, but not by midweek. we've got a storm system for midweek. at 43 degrees starting out, you're likely to start your morning tomorrow at about 44. and about 39. up about one or two degrees. the morning temperature in montgomery county, around gaithersburg, your high today was 66 and 64 degrees now. not necessarily here across the...
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republican governor bob mcdonnell says it will be a huge boost for virginia's economy. senator mark warner praises the decision as a way to gain energy independence which the president cites as one of his main goals. >> we are going to need to harness traditional sources of fuel even as we ramp up production of new sources of renewable home grown energy. >> it's a side show and could ruin beaches and tourism economy. >> seven years before any drilling actually happens. >>> former first lady barbara bush was released from the hospital today. she is the wife of former president george h.w. bush. she was admitted to the hospital in houston saturday and underwent several days of tests. hospital officials say it appears mrs. bush suffered a mile relapse of a thyroid condition which she was treated back in 1989. her medication has been adjusted. >>> still ahead tonight on news4, the ems workers who mistook a living man for dead returned to the job. >>> historic flooding in the northeast part of the nation. it chased families from their houses and closed parts of i-95 the firs
republican governor bob mcdonnell says it will be a huge boost for virginia's economy. senator mark warner praises the decision as a way to gain energy independence which the president cites as one of his main goals. >> we are going to need to harness traditional sources of fuel even as we ramp up production of new sources of renewable home grown energy. >> it's a side show and could ruin beaches and tourism economy. >> seven years before any drilling actually happens....
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how about the virginia piedmont and toward the mountains, mid 30s towards manassas and culpeper. the warm spot out along the chesapeake bay and potomac waters where temperatures in the low to mid 40s. sun up at 6:28 and a decent amount of sunshine by early this morning. this afternoon, could see a few clouds developing. a cold start to the morning means a cool afternoon. highs struggling to get to that 60 doig mark. good news is the winds a little
how about the virginia piedmont and toward the mountains, mid 30s towards manassas and culpeper. the warm spot out along the chesapeake bay and potomac waters where temperatures in the low to mid 40s. sun up at 6:28 and a decent amount of sunshine by early this morning. this afternoon, could see a few clouds developing. a cold start to the morning means a cool afternoon. highs struggling to get to that 60 doig mark. good news is the winds a little
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how about the virginia piedmont and toward the mountains, mid 30s towards manassas and culpeper. the warm spot out along the chesapeake bay and potomac waters where temperatures in the low to mid 40s. sun up at 6:28 and a decent amount of sunshine by early this morning. this afternoon, could see a few clouds developing. a cold start to the morning means a cool afternoon. highs struggling to get to that 60 doig mark. good news is the winds a little bit less breezy. still a chill in the air. >> thanks so much, justin. >>> investigators are searching for clues inside an suv that belonged to a popular d.c. principal shot and killed. a neighbor called police when she spotted brian betts' stolen suv yesterday morning. the xtera was parked near fourth street in washington. the suv had been missing since betts was found shot to death in his bedroom in silver spring thursday night. >> that vehicle belongs to a murder victim, and it was taken from the scene of a murder when mr. betts was killed. there may be some information in there that will get investigators closer to learning who was r
how about the virginia piedmont and toward the mountains, mid 30s towards manassas and culpeper. the warm spot out along the chesapeake bay and potomac waters where temperatures in the low to mid 40s. sun up at 6:28 and a decent amount of sunshine by early this morning. this afternoon, could see a few clouds developing. a cold start to the morning means a cool afternoon. highs struggling to get to that 60 doig mark. good news is the winds a little bit less breezy. still a chill in the air....
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this morning there has been a major break-through at that west virginia coal mine where at least 25 workers were killed in monday's explosion. >> that's right. after spending more than a day drilling ventilation holes overnight, officials determined the air was safe enough for rescuers to enter that mine. they are now in there searching for those four missing miners. we'll get the latest from the scene in just a moment. >>> also ahead, the latest on that situation aboard united airlines flight 663. it happened last night and led to some extremely tense moments. the flight was about 30 minutes outside of denver when a flight attendant smelled smoke as a passenger left the bathroom, when the man was confronted, he apparently made a joke about setting his shoes on fire. that's when authorities were put on high alert. fighter jets were raced to intercept the flight. we'll have more on what was a tense situation coming up in a couple of minutes. >>> plus, today is the day tiger woods makes his return to competitive golf this afternoon at the masters. we'll go live to augusta and also take a clos
this morning there has been a major break-through at that west virginia coal mine where at least 25 workers were killed in monday's explosion. >> that's right. after spending more than a day drilling ventilation holes overnight, officials determined the air was safe enough for rescuers to enter that mine. they are now in there searching for those four missing miners. we'll get the latest from the scene in just a moment. >>> also ahead, the latest on that situation aboard united...
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even all the way out into the mountains of west virginia. martinsburg, charlestown all into the low 60s at this point in time. it will be a great day to the outside today. plenty of sunshine, delightfully mild. there is a bay breeze coming into effect so folks if you're going to go out towards annapolis and do a little sailing today, a little chillier alongside the bay. tomorrow, those winds are more southwesterly and everybody gets into the warming action. highs tomorrow running 15 to 20 degrees warmer than average for the second day of april. as we go on into the weekend, it's going to stay nice around here. good friday, good indeed. sunshine and 81 degrees. saturday, mostly sunny and 83. even the the easter bunny going to have to watch out, barbara. some of those eggs might start to melt in all that warm weather. >> have to wear sunglasses, huh? >> look cool, though. >> you'll look cool. thanks a lot. >>> there are a lot of 7-year-olds who like to color, but most of them are not ballut beluga whales. a young whale is the star of ocean wor
even all the way out into the mountains of west virginia. martinsburg, charlestown all into the low 60s at this point in time. it will be a great day to the outside today. plenty of sunshine, delightfully mild. there is a bay breeze coming into effect so folks if you're going to go out towards annapolis and do a little sailing today, a little chillier alongside the bay. tomorrow, those winds are more southwesterly and everybody gets into the warming action. highs tomorrow running 15 to 20...
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plus the 12-year-old accused of bringing a gun to his virginia school. we'll tell you what punishment he faces. >>> and more trouble for toyota. what consumer reports" is saying about a lexus model. chuck is back with a look how much rain we can expect today. stay with us. we'll be back. allergies? chlor-trimeton. hey, one dose of this, six hour relief. chlor-trimeton relieves itchy, watery eyes and sneezing for 12 full hours with less drowsiness than benadryl. it does all that? chlor-trimeton. less drowsy relief that lasts 12 hours. laxatives? i've tried all these. this one's gritty. this one can make you bloated. clearly, miralax is the one for me. it relieves my constipation with no harsh side effects. miralax. restore your body's natural rhythm. >>> right now, on news4 midday, police identify the cyclist killed after she collided with a national guard vehicle. police say environmental journalist and artist constance holden was on her way home from work when she was hit downtown washington, d.c. yesterday afternoon. the truck was providing a military
plus the 12-year-old accused of bringing a gun to his virginia school. we'll tell you what punishment he faces. >>> and more trouble for toyota. what consumer reports" is saying about a lexus model. chuck is back with a look how much rain we can expect today. stay with us. we'll be back. allergies? chlor-trimeton. hey, one dose of this, six hour relief. chlor-trimeton relieves itchy, watery eyes and sneezing for 12 full hours with less drowsiness than benadryl. it does all that?...
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our team remains on duty in naoma, west virginia. we begin with nbc's tom costello. tom, good evening. >> reporter: brian, we are hoping to hear back any time from them. this is their second attempt of the day. earlier they were sent back because of smoke. earlier today, rescuers turned back by heavy smoke. >> it's no good. when you've been deployed, it lets your hopes down. >> it's heart wrenching. those guys are doing what i'm doing. they are trying to feed their family and take care of their family. >> reporter: then at 2:30 this afternoon they immediately went to the second refuge chamber. >> if they didn't make it to this refuge chamber, there is no way they could survive. >> reporter: four days after the explosion left at least 25 miners dead, they paid tribute to rescue others who put their own lives on the line. >> this nation owes them a debt of gratitude. >> reporter: coal cuts through the mountains and the lives of nearly everyone who lives here. >> it's your family. >> reporter: ronny worked with some of the men missing. he's been waiting word. he's now f
our team remains on duty in naoma, west virginia. we begin with nbc's tom costello. tom, good evening. >> reporter: brian, we are hoping to hear back any time from them. this is their second attempt of the day. earlier they were sent back because of smoke. earlier today, rescuers turned back by heavy smoke. >> it's no good. when you've been deployed, it lets your hopes down. >> it's heart wrenching. those guys are doing what i'm doing. they are trying to feed their family and...
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it's in the mid and upper 50s in southern virginia. over the last 12 hours or so we've seen a few sprinkles. those are heading to the east. our sky is clearing out. we have high pressure that will be moving in and that will be in place here for today. looking across the nation, are you traveling today? if you're heading out to the perhaps central plains or the intermountain west, a big storm system may be causing flight delays. strong strorms from the plains to texas today. this is the storm system heading our way for the weekend and bringing a change as well. we'll have temperatures by 9:00 in the upper 50s, lots of sun. by noontime, we should be well into the 60s with lots of sun. but a few clouds developing this afternoon as we reach near 70 degrees by midafternoon. sun vies this morning around 6:20. sunset around 7:55. overnight tonight, partly cloudy and by dawn tomorrow, upper 40s. saturday looking cloudy and cool. highs near 60. could get light rain from time to time especially in the afternoon and evening. sunday and monday, bo
it's in the mid and upper 50s in southern virginia. over the last 12 hours or so we've seen a few sprinkles. those are heading to the east. our sky is clearing out. we have high pressure that will be moving in and that will be in place here for today. looking across the nation, are you traveling today? if you're heading out to the perhaps central plains or the intermountain west, a big storm system may be causing flight delays. strong strorms from the plains to texas today. this is the storm...
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and in southern virginia, in the upper 50s. and over the last 12 hours, we've seen the circulation in the atmosphere that triggered yesterday's storms, pulling off to our north and east. a little drizzle around this morning. and as the day progresses, we'll have the winds picking up. highs reaching the low 60s. and quite a bit of cloudiness, just the slight chance of a sprinkle early this morning and later on in the afternoon. more sun tomorrow, highs mid 60s. and near 80 by friday. how's the traffic, engineer? >>> the drive along i-95 uncomplicated. but as tom had mentioned, some patches of light rain, mist, coming down. so the roads may be a little slick. but out of dumfries and dale city, accident-free. interstate 270, wet pavement this morning. authorities were checking for an accident in the local lanes, 270 southbound between 78 and montrose road. and watch out, it will be slick this morning. >>> well you'll have a chance this evening to pay your respects to the late civil rights pioneer, dorothy height. she's died last w
and in southern virginia, in the upper 50s. and over the last 12 hours, we've seen the circulation in the atmosphere that triggered yesterday's storms, pulling off to our north and east. a little drizzle around this morning. and as the day progresses, we'll have the winds picking up. highs reaching the low 60s. and quite a bit of cloudiness, just the slight chance of a sprinkle early this morning and later on in the afternoon. more sun tomorrow, highs mid 60s. and near 80 by friday. how's the...
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areas west of d.c., frost advisories in effect and freeze warnings for virginia piedmont. sub freezing temperatures are a possibility. if you plants cover them or bring them inside. skies clearing up. we saw a good amount of clouds but they are thinning out. that is a sign of the potential for the frost. clear skies at night and calm winds. the heat radiates up into the atmosphere. official high temperature today on the chilly side 59 degrees, well below average. how about the low, 41 at national airport. this has been the coldest morning since march 28th when we had a low of 38. if you think 41's cold, check out these numbers to the west. this is similar to what we will see tomorrow. 32, dulles, manassas 30, culpepper 34. this entire area potential to get near freezing or possibly below. that is why the freeze warnings are in effect for those locations. temperatures now starting to fall to the 50s. 51 in hagerstown. mid 50s at national airport. the stubborn for area of low pressure continues to be situated over new england throwing back snow and rain showers into vermont
areas west of d.c., frost advisories in effect and freeze warnings for virginia piedmont. sub freezing temperatures are a possibility. if you plants cover them or bring them inside. skies clearing up. we saw a good amount of clouds but they are thinning out. that is a sign of the potential for the frost. clear skies at night and calm winds. the heat radiates up into the atmosphere. official high temperature today on the chilly side 59 degrees, well below average. how about the low, 41 at...
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from west virginia to begin at any moment now. this is a live picture of the podium. we'll bring it to you as soon as it happens. >> ling up, toumpg down and now he is going home. we're learning more about that d.c. based diplomat that caused an emergency scare in the sky after smoking on an airplane. the qatari diplomat was on his way to visit a convicted al qaeda price per. he's being forced out of the united states. news 4 elaine reyes joins us now from the newsroom with more. >> good morning. as a diplomat he has immunity in the united states. but mohammed al madadi has to leave the country and go back to qatar by today. we learned more about his trip colorado to. he was flying to colorado to meet with an al qaeda agent convicted of terrorism. mohammed al madadi's plane got a fighter jet escort after he smoked in the bathroom and then joked about lighting his shoe on fire. the "new york daily news" reports the incident cost taxpayers more than $50,000. it cost several thousand to put the fighter jets in the sky and then united
from west virginia to begin at any moment now. this is a live picture of the podium. we'll bring it to you as soon as it happens. >> ling up, toumpg down and now he is going home. we're learning more about that d.c. based diplomat that caused an emergency scare in the sky after smoking on an airplane. the qatari diplomat was on his way to visit a convicted al qaeda price per. he's being forced out of the united states. news 4 elaine reyes joins us now from the newsroom with more. >>...
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other sprinkles along the virginia/west virginia border. on the eastern side of the blue ridge sprinkles moving into madison and greene counties, coming into culpepper county and orange county and up toward the metro area in a few hours. and temperatures are on the cool side, 40s in the suburbs to near 50 degrees. mid-50s in washington and near the bay. high today the low 60s. occasional sprinkles, maybe a passing shower this afternoon. should all end by tonight. sun back tomorrow and warming near 70 during the afternoon. and friday, partly cloudy again high near 70 and morning lows in the mid-40s. on saturday we'll have increasing clouds, maybe sun in the morning but we'll probably get rain moving in midday and into the afternoon, highs in the mid-60s. a look at sunday and next week in ten minutes. how's the wednesday traffic? >> check out northeast where new york avenue incident-free under a light volume of traffic over the anacostia, through northeast into northwest looking good along new york avenue at this hour. one more stop, the traf
other sprinkles along the virginia/west virginia border. on the eastern side of the blue ridge sprinkles moving into madison and greene counties, coming into culpepper county and orange county and up toward the metro area in a few hours. and temperatures are on the cool side, 40s in the suburbs to near 50 degrees. mid-50s in washington and near the bay. high today the low 60s. occasional sprinkles, maybe a passing shower this afternoon. should all end by tonight. sun back tomorrow and warming...
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congressman gerald connelly of virginia said metro's budget shortfall adds to the issues and that the agency needs federal funding. >> federal government is the largest and the fact metro was here. i think they have a certain responsibility to be at the table if we are going to put new burdens on the metro in terms of safety and i think that's appropriate. >> challenges but nothing that is something that 00 seen. some level before. i think they all can be taken care of. it is going to take time. time to get to where we are today. time to work on it. >> reporter: on capitol hill, elaine reyes, news4. >> d.c. councilman jim graham introduced a measure that would raise the city's gas tax by ten cents a gallon. the extra funds would be used for metro operations. >>> the family is accusing a teacher's aide at oxon hill middle school of beating their mentally handicapped child. in a news conference today the family spokesperson announced the allegations. the 14-year-old child reportedly was playing in the gym when the assault occurred. child's twin brother allegedly was one of the witnesses
congressman gerald connelly of virginia said metro's budget shortfall adds to the issues and that the agency needs federal funding. >> federal government is the largest and the fact metro was here. i think they have a certain responsibility to be at the table if we are going to put new burdens on the metro in terms of safety and i think that's appropriate. >> challenges but nothing that is something that 00 seen. some level before. i think they all can be taken care of. it is going...
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. >>> memorial ceremonies will be held across virginia today on the third anniversary of the virginia tech massacre. on april 16, 2007, a student opened fire on the blacksburg campus killing 32 people before turning the gun on himself. today at 9:30 a.m., governor bob mcdonald will lead a ceremony at the capitol. as part of the ceremony, the bell tower will ring 32 times in remembrance and honor of the victims. virginia tech has canceled all classes today. >>> on the same day as this anniversary, three virginia congressmen are urging their colleagues to sue closing the gun show loophole. the three are pushing the bill that would require private sellers to perform background check for buyers at gun shows. the families of the victims of the virginia tech tragedy are sue you porting the bill. >>> the pentagon is changing its policy on how privately owned guns can be handled at military installations in wake of year's deadly shooting at ft. hood. robert gates is ordering a new policy to cover all branches of the military. he wants an interim plan in place by june with a permanent policy i
. >>> memorial ceremonies will be held across virginia today on the third anniversary of the virginia tech massacre. on april 16, 2007, a student opened fire on the blacksburg campus killing 32 people before turning the gun on himself. today at 9:30 a.m., governor bob mcdonald will lead a ceremony at the capitol. as part of the ceremony, the bell tower will ring 32 times in remembrance and honor of the victims. virginia tech has canceled all classes today. >>> on the same day...
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still some clouds laid out over areas of west virginia. and central virginia right now, ken has the showers and the showers are south right now of roanoke in richmond. that's where the front is and another low-pressure system hanging back around eastern kentucky. that's what's going to be coming through our area tomorrow. all right. further up to the north, believe it or not, talked about the cold air coming in. cold enough for snow. new york, vermont, new hampshire. you can see the snow from watertown just north of saratoga springs and high spots of vermont. so -- again, that's -- gives you an indication of just how cold that air is. all right. there's the last of the storms that are going to be coming through, low pressure system tomorrow. we will have a mixture of clouds ask shine. high pleasure is thursday and friday. lots of sunshine across the area, too. and then this next storm system, pacific northwest, that can be the next storm that produces severe weather across the plains and across the tennessee valley. here's what will be hap
still some clouds laid out over areas of west virginia. and central virginia right now, ken has the showers and the showers are south right now of roanoke in richmond. that's where the front is and another low-pressure system hanging back around eastern kentucky. that's what's going to be coming through our area tomorrow. all right. further up to the north, believe it or not, talked about the cold air coming in. cold enough for snow. new york, vermont, new hampshire. you can see the snow from...
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the nearest showers to us are moving into far southwestern virginia and western west virginia, all associated with a very strong cold front coming our way. as a result, the clash between the warm air that we have and the cool air we're going to be getting could generate some severe thunderstorms. so we're under a slight risk for severe thunderstorms. the primary threat time now appears to be moving back just a little bit so that is welcome news. you don't need to worry about anything in the way of rain or storms this afternoon or early this evening since the showers are running behind schedule. the heaviest of the showers and thunderstorms potentially between about 9:00 tonight and 2:00 in the morning. high temperatures today once again into the low and mid-80s, some 20-plus degrees warmer than average. tomorrow, maybe a lingering shower early, but other than that, sunshine by tomorrow afternoon, breezy and cooler on tomorrow's high temperatures will be in the 50s, and we may have some scattered frost in the western suburbs and the shenandoah valley by saturday morning. saturday afternoon loo
the nearest showers to us are moving into far southwestern virginia and western west virginia, all associated with a very strong cold front coming our way. as a result, the clash between the warm air that we have and the cool air we're going to be getting could generate some severe thunderstorms. so we're under a slight risk for severe thunderstorms. the primary threat time now appears to be moving back just a little bit so that is welcome news. you don't need to worry about anything in the way...
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haymarket, virginia, 33 this morning. purcellville, virginia, 35. clarksburg, maryland, 37. germantown, maryland, 37. fredericksburg, virginia, also 37 degrees. our forecast for today, plenty of sunshine. sun does not come up until 6:30 this morning. more than an hour of darkness still to come. what a beauty of a day. sunshine today and highs up into the low and mid 70s. tomorrow more sunshine. warm and breezy tomorrow. highs into the upper 70s and low 80s. a risk of a shower late, lay in the day tomorrow. probably not until after the sun goes down for most of us. light shower chances linger in the first part of the day on saturday. biggest notice, biggest thing you will notice is the looking noticeably cooler. highs in the 50s ask 60s. quite a bit of breeziness around friday and saturday. >> okay. well, let's head and check things out on the capital belt where it is quiet despite all the bright lights. most of the overnight road work on the beltway has been wrapped up. so from springfield up towards 66 in tysons should be in good shape. headed the other way, outer loop head
haymarket, virginia, 33 this morning. purcellville, virginia, 35. clarksburg, maryland, 37. germantown, maryland, 37. fredericksburg, virginia, also 37 degrees. our forecast for today, plenty of sunshine. sun does not come up until 6:30 this morning. more than an hour of darkness still to come. what a beauty of a day. sunshine today and highs up into the low and mid 70s. tomorrow more sunshine. warm and breezy tomorrow. highs into the upper 70s and low 80s. a risk of a shower late, lay in the...
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great falls, virginia, 81 doigs in your backyard. haymarket, virginia, also 81. reston, virginia, into the '80s as well with a westerly breeze. bris toe, virginia, current temperature 86 and çógermantown maryland, already 83 doigs. satellite review here shows mostly clear skies over washington for now. we will see an increase in clouds later this afternoon. one lonely shower in northern west virginia. on the watch for showers and maybe even a thunder shower late this afternoon out to our west and primarily during the evening hours here in the metro washington area. tomorrow, the complete opposite of today. barbara, cloudy with a few sprinkles in the morning. breezy, cooler and highs staying in the 50s tomorrow. >> chuck, you answered my question about the weekend. thanks a lot. let's get a final check on the midday track with jerry edwards. >> let's update folks how things are rolling or possibly not as we take a live look in northern virginia, left side of your screen, 95 southbound pretty heavy between newington down to dale city. a couple of separate work zo
great falls, virginia, 81 doigs in your backyard. haymarket, virginia, also 81. reston, virginia, into the '80s as well with a westerly breeze. bris toe, virginia, current temperature 86 and çógermantown maryland, already 83 doigs. satellite review here shows mostly clear skies over washington for now. we will see an increase in clouds later this afternoon. one lonely shower in northern west virginia. on the watch for showers and maybe even a thunder shower late this afternoon out to our west...
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>> judge legend calls one of our virginia towns racist. we will tell you what happened. >>> quick programming note, "news4 today" waking up earlier. joe krebs and eun yang start at 4:30. [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] achievement has its own patch of grass. ♪ achievement unleashes hidden potential. ♪ all right! achievement looks forward to dinner at home. achievement enjoys newfound freedom. i love you. [ male announcer ] mortgages, home equity loans, and lines of credit from pnc. helping achievers borrow with an eye towards the future. pnc. for the achiever in us all. helping achievers borrow with an eye towards the future. so i told the guy i wanted yeah. a convertible. and this is what he had in my budget. aw! well, the top is down. the top is gone! lots of head room... tons of head room! --careful! that's sharp. jeez! yeah...sorry. narrator: settling for less is not smart. what is smart is getting more car for your money at carmax. guaranteed-quality used cars can cost a lot less than new cars. so you can get more car for less money
>> judge legend calls one of our virginia towns racist. we will tell you what happened. >>> quick programming note, "news4 today" waking up earlier. joe krebs and eun yang start at 4:30. [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] achievement has its own patch of grass. ♪ achievement unleashes hidden potential. ♪ all right! achievement looks forward to dinner at home. achievement enjoys newfound freedom. i love you. [ male announcer ] mortgages, home equity loans, and lines of...
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and southwest virginia out towards west virginia itself is where that is at. and the lows have dipped down in the mid-30s, so you can see outside the district temperatures have fallen down to the 30s and similar numbers out over the eastern shore as well. and then we are seeing low temperatures right now, and it may drop a degree or two, and then start to slowly climb up to the mid morning hours. nothing on radar this morning. outdoor activities planned, go for it, we are looking good. cold pocket of air still remains in place out over the midwest and mid-atlantic area, so that will be the coldest spot across the eastern half of the u.s. and the reason is we have a trough of low pressure starting to lift out. april snow is flying out in upstate snoerk. and mid to high level clouds across pennsylvania, but the trough is beginning to rotate out of here. we start to allow the temperatures to climb up back to the 60s and even 70s as we round out the weekend. future cast keeps us dry and clear through today and tomorrow and then we watch a front coming through the
and southwest virginia out towards west virginia itself is where that is at. and the lows have dipped down in the mid-30s, so you can see outside the district temperatures have fallen down to the 30s and similar numbers out over the eastern shore as well. and then we are seeing low temperatures right now, and it may drop a degree or two, and then start to slowly climb up to the mid morning hours. nothing on radar this morning. outdoor activities planned, go for it, we are looking good. cold...
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and west virginia. eastern shore and the upper 30s, overnight the clouds cleared out and we are off to a clear start. high pressure moves in, it will be in place into saturday with clear days, chilly mornings, today and tomorrow, afternoon highs today with a blustery northwest wind mid-60s. winds will be diminished tomorrow and sun. sunny friday, saturday as well, slight chance of a thundershower saturday. how's the traffic? >> off we go, a sample around the area. 395 northbound in several stretches, of course 95 is backed up. 395 through landmark and shirlington loaded up and across the 14th street bridge. lanes are open and the gw parkway both directions between old town and the potomac bridges moving along nicely. the rush hour in high gear. making the trip on beltway between college park and silver spring loading up, down to andrews, no worries. looks like we're moving along. on the rails continuing issues with the yellow and blue line delays because of a problem over at the crystal city station, a
and west virginia. eastern shore and the upper 30s, overnight the clouds cleared out and we are off to a clear start. high pressure moves in, it will be in place into saturday with clear days, chilly mornings, today and tomorrow, afternoon highs today with a blustery northwest wind mid-60s. winds will be diminished tomorrow and sun. sunny friday, saturday as well, slight chance of a thundershower saturday. how's the traffic? >> off we go, a sample around the area. 395 northbound in...